Everything about Ralf Souquet totally explained
Ralf Souquet (pronouced
soo-kay) (born
29 November 1968 in
Eschweiler,
Germany) is a
German professional
pool player. His nicknames are "The Kaiser" and "The Surgeon." Since 1981, he's won more than 200 tournament titles, including 41 German Nine-ball Championship and 32 European Nine-ball Championship titles.
He began playing billiards at the age of six in his parents'
pub, practicing up to five hours per day. He won his first German Championship title at the age of fourteen in the juniors division. In
1985, Souquet co-won his first European Championship team title with the National Team, and in 1986 won his first individual title at the European Championship (juniors division). In 1997, he received the
Silberne Lorbeerblatt (Silver Laurel Leaf), the highest official distinction awarded to
sportspeople by Germany, which was presented to him by
German President Roman Herzog.
In the
2006 WPA Men's World Nine-ball Championship in
Manila,
Philippines, he lost the final to
Ronato Alcano 17-11. Souquet won the
World Pool Masters Tournament for the fifth time in June
2006. He represented Team Europe in the
2007 Mosconi Cup in his twelfth appearance.
Two years later, he exacted revenge against Alcano at the final of the
WPA World Eight-ball Championship on
April 25,
2008, in
Fujairah City,
United Arab Emirates. Souquet won the $ 60,000 championship prize, with 13-9 final score.
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